The Editor Speaks: Outrage continues at sex offender’s paltry sentence
When the Cayman Islands’ Chief Magistrate, Nova hall, handed down a six months jail sentence to a 44 year old local man who admitted molesting his 8-year-old daughter and making her watch pornography including a movie of himself having sex…
Developing world life specialist to buy Standard Chartered’s Cayman Trust business
By Ann-Marie Corvin From International Adviser Investors Trust Assurance (ITA) has agreed to buy Standard Chartered’s Cayman Island Trust business, in a bid to expand its offshore Latin American customer base and products. The sale – made through ITA’s Cayman…
Caroline Kennedy worth up to $278 million, records show [a/c in Cayman]
By Jonathan D. Salant & Kathleen Hunter From Bloomberg Caroline Kennedy, President Barack Obama’s nominee as ambassador to Japan, is worth between $67 million and $278 million, according to personal financial-disclosure reports. Kennedy and her husband’s assets include family trusts;…
CIREBA Helps the Humane Societies Spay and Neuter Programme
The Cayman Islands Real Estate Brokers Association (CIREBA) recently made a donation to the Cayman Islands Humane Society (CIHS) Community Spay and Neuter programme. CIHS recognizes that many members of the community are unable to afford to have their pets…
Hollywood actor Gerard Butler buys into CPL franchise
From Caribbean360 KINGSTON, Jamaica, August 19, 2013 – A second Hollywood actor, Gerard Butler, has taken an equity interest in a Caribbean Premier League (CPL) Franchise, Jamaica Tallawahs, as the tournament heads for a climax this weekend. Butler, who stars…
A Jamaican weed said to be a cure for cancer?
From Crazy Jamaica Guinea Hen Weed (Petivera Alliacea)(Anamu): This Jamaican herbs is said to be a powerful cure for cancer “ONE DAY MY HUSBAND AND I WERE IN THE NEW KINGSTON AREA IN JAMAICA TRANSACTING BUSINESS.WE SAID HELLO TO A…
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Soca artists Garlin and Lyons are ‘no-shows’ Hundreds of fans who attended the “Ignite” concert last Friday (16) to see the headline act went away bitterly disappointed. Trinidadian soca artists Bunji Garlin and Fay-Ann Lyons were ‘no shows’ claiming the…
Google Street View visits Caribbean coral reefs
BY LIVESCIENCE With a mouse click, viewers anywhere can be transported to the serene underwater world of the Great Barrier Reef. Google Street View has partnered with scientists to create 360-degree panoramas of the world’s coral reefs, called Google Street…
Carifesta brings together Caribbean diversity in Suriname
From Prensa Latina Paramaribo. With its stands exhibiting the cultural diversity of Latin American and Caribbean countries, the Great Market of Arts in Suriname hosts the eleventh year of the Carifesta. Handicrafts of indigenous peoples of the region, paintings from…
Retailers: uneven recovery keeps consumers cautious
From Moneynews From Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Gap Inc. to Macy’s Inc. and McDonald’s Corp., chains that cater to middle- and lower-income Americans say they are feeling the pinch of an uneven economic recovery. A host of retailers have reported…
